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Is A Painful Bump On The Shin Post An Injury A Concern?

Today at school I fell down and hit my shin on the brick stares and my leg was in pain and this happened at 10:25 am and when I got to class I let my teacher know and when I felt it there was a big lump where I hit and when he went to see if it was okay it hurt for him to even touch it. So I went to the health nurse and she said I was fine but did not look at it and sent me back to class even though I was limping. What should I do go doctor or just leave it alone it is now 5:00 pm here in Vegas and the bump is still there and big.
Wed, 31 May 2017
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Hi..
Thanks for the query..

As per your complain it seems that due to hitting with the edge of the stairs there has been injury to the soft tissues and lump seems to be due to hematoma formation and it occurs due to rupture of blood vessels and accumulation of blood in the soft tissues..

Hematoma is a harmless tumor like mass formed due to spillage of blood from ruptured blood vessels leading to accumulation of blood into the soft tissues forming a lump..

At times the hematoma gets localized and encapsulated and forms a firm hard lump that can take a long time, say a few months to resolve, but it generally tend to resolve itself.

Pain is due to inflamed tissues only..

I would suggest you to do cool compresses over the area..
You can take anti inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen..
Apply Heparin gel as it will help in resolving the lump soon..
Elevate your leg while lying down and also limit exertion..
In case of no improvement in a week consult an Orthopedician and get evaluated..

Hope this helps..

Regards..
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Is A Painful Bump On The Shin Post An Injury A Concern?

Hi.. Thanks for the query.. As per your complain it seems that due to hitting with the edge of the stairs there has been injury to the soft tissues and lump seems to be due to hematoma formation and it occurs due to rupture of blood vessels and accumulation of blood in the soft tissues.. Hematoma is a harmless tumor like mass formed due to spillage of blood from ruptured blood vessels leading to accumulation of blood into the soft tissues forming a lump.. At times the hematoma gets localized and encapsulated and forms a firm hard lump that can take a long time, say a few months to resolve, but it generally tend to resolve itself. Pain is due to inflamed tissues only.. I would suggest you to do cool compresses over the area.. You can take anti inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen.. Apply Heparin gel as it will help in resolving the lump soon.. Elevate your leg while lying down and also limit exertion.. In case of no improvement in a week consult an Orthopedician and get evaluated.. Hope this helps.. Regards..